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unearned

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un·earned  (n-ûrnd)
adj.
1. Not gained by work or service: unearned income.
2. Not deserved: unearned luck.
3. Not yet earned: unearned interest.
unearned [ʌnˈɜːnd]
adj
1. not deserved
2. not yet earned
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unearnedunearned - not gained by merit or labor or service; "accepted the unearned rewards that came his ways as well as the unearned criticism"; "unearned income"; "an unearned run"
earned - gained or acquired; especially through merit or as a result of effort or action; "a well-earned reputation for honesty"; "earned income"; "an earned run in baseball"
Translations
unearned [ˈʌnˈɜːnd]
A. ADJ → no ganado
B. CPD unearned income N → renta f (no salarial)
unearned increment N → plusvalía f
unearned [ʌnˈɜːrnd] adj (= undeserved) [praise, respect] → immérité(e)
unearned income n → revenus mpl du capital
unearned
adj
increment → unverdient
(= undeserved) → unverdient
unearned [ʌnˈɜːnd] adj (praise, respect) → immeritato/a
unearned [ʌnˈɜːnd] adj (praise, respect) → immeritato/a


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Well, I liked the king, and as king I respected him -- respected the office; at least respected it as much as I was capable of respecting any unearned supremacy; but as MEN I looked down upon him and his nobles -- privately.
A Connecticut Yankee by Twain, Mark View in context
Formerly they had wardships, courts of justice, now they have the district council--not in the form of bribes, but in the form of unearned salary," he said, as hotly as though someone of those present had opposed his opinion.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
Their increment became yearly more and more unearned.
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